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The new family of high step ratio modular multilevel DC-DC converters

  • Imperial College London

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Abstract

This paper presents a family of modular multilevel converters (MMCs) for high step ratio dc-dc conversion. The modular multilevel unidirectional step-down dc-dc converter topologies are presented. The high step-up ratio bidirectional modular multilevel dc-dc converter is also provided. Operation principle and analysis of the bidirectional dc-dc converter are shown, and verified by experimental results with a conversion ratio of 1 : 10. The proposed converters achieve high voltage step ratio depending on the number of sub-modules and the charging ratio.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAPEC 2015 - 30th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1743-1750
Number of pages8
EditionMay
ISBN (Electronic)9781479967353
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 May 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event30th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2015 - Charlotte, United States
Duration: 15 Mar 201519 Mar 2015

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
NumberMay
Volume2015-May

Conference

Conference30th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCharlotte
Period15/03/1519/03/15

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